Typhoon No. 19 makes landfall; JMA issues Level 5 rain warning
THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
October 12, 2019

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The Japan Meteorological Agency announced at around 7 p.m on Oct. 12 that massive Typhoon No. 19 made landfall in the Izu Peninsula, Shizuoka Prefecture, and issued its highest emergency Level 5 rain warning as residents braced for the worst of the powerful storm...

The agency forecast 24-hour rainfall amounts until midnight of Oct. 12 of 800 millimeters for the Tokai region, 500 mm for the Kanto, Koshin and Hokuriku regions and 400 mm for the Izu chain and the Tohoku region.

Strong winds were expected over a wide area, including the Sea of Japan coast of the main Honshu island.

Winds as strong as 162 kph, gusting to 216 kph, were expected in the Tokai, Kanto and Koshin regions, while winds up to 126 kph, gusting to 180 kph, were forecast for the Tohoku region.

At 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 12, the JMA issued its highest warning calling on residents of seven prefectures to take action to protect their lives.

Record amounts of rain fell on the prefectures of Shizuoka, Kanagawa, Tokyo, Saitama, Gunma, Yamanashi and Nagano. That led the JMA to issue the highest warning it has in connection with heavy rainfall for the most affected municipalities in those prefectures.

A Level 4 warning means residents of the affected areas should evacuate immediately, but the Level 5 warning means that a disaster is already under way and that residents should do everything they can to ensure their safety.